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Cartoon of a turtle inside of an ice cube.
The First Turtle Organoids
Herpetology meets hepatology as scientists develop new tools for exploring how turtles survive freezing, oxygen-poor environments.
The First Turtle Organoids
The First Turtle Organoids

Herpetology meets hepatology as scientists develop new tools for exploring how turtles survive freezing, oxygen-poor environments.

Herpetology meets hepatology as scientists develop new tools for exploring how turtles survive freezing, oxygen-poor environments.

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Histological stain of in blue, red, and green of tumor
Self-Charging Battery Battles Tumors in Mice
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Apr 4, 2023 | 3 min read
A battery that charges itself in salty fluids starves tumors of oxygen, helping improve some drugs treat cancer, a study finds.
A colorful image of a tumor
Opinion: Stopping the Cancer Cells that Thrive on Chemotherapy
Chengsheng Wu, David Cheresh, and Sara Weis; The Conversation | Jan 17, 2023 | 5 min read
Research into how pancreatic tumors adapt to stress could lead to a new treatment approach.
Learn how oxygen levels affect cell culture health
Maintaining Cellular Health
The Baker Company | Aug 3, 2022 | 1 min read
To avoid the negative effects of ambient oxygen, researchers must grow cells in precise conditions.  
How Oxygen Affects Cellular Function
Baker | Jul 13, 2022 | 1 min read
Discover reasons for avoiding low oxygen levels in cell cultures.
The head of a tadpole is pictured. Its eye is black, but the rest of its head is various shades of green
Scientists Use Photosynthesis to Power an Animal’s Brain
Abby Olena, PhD | Oct 13, 2021 | 3 min read
Injecting oxygen-generating algae into tadpoles allows brain activity to continue in the absence of oxygen, researchers find.
Photograph of a brown laboratory mouse
Experiment Gone Awry Suggests Novel Way to Combat Hypoxia
Phil Jaekl | Oct 1, 2021 | 4 min read
While exploring suspended animation in mice, scientists discover how an enzyme can protect the brain from dangerously low levels of oxygen.
Researchers Head to the Hills to Study Pregnancy
Amanda Heidt | Aug 1, 2021 | 5 min read
High altitude is a natural laboratory for investigating pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia and gestational hypertension, that restrict a fetus’s oxygen supply.
Dead fish due to lack of oxygen floating on water.
Oxygen Levels Dropping in US and European Lakes: Study
Lisa Winter | Jun 7, 2021 | 2 min read
Researchers find a widespread decline in dissolved oxygen levels in lakes, which is known to reshape ecosystems.
The Scientist Speaks Podcast - Episode 7
The Scientist | Jul 29, 2020 | 1 min read
Brains in the Palm of your Hand: 3D Organoid Cell Culture
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The Unusual Symptoms of COVID-19
Claire Jarvis | May 7, 2020 | 3 min read
Scientists document a growing list of atypical coronavirus infection symptoms, giving doctors more insight into the emerging disease.
bar-headed geese fly over the Himalayas
Bar-Headed Geese Slow Their Metabolism to Soar over Everest
Nicoletta Lanese | Sep 4, 2019 | 3 min read
The birds also decrease their heart rate and chill their blood to maintain flight in hypoxic conditions.
Heather Massey Respects Water
Shawna Williams | Aug 1, 2018 | 3 min read
The University of Portsmouth sports scientist and open-water swimmer investigates the human body’s response to extreme conditions.
Free Divers From Southeast Asia Evolved Bigger Spleens
Anna Azvolinsky | Apr 19, 2018 | 4 min read
The adaptation gives better endurance to the Bajau people, known as sea nomads, by increasing spleen size and, in turn, boosting the number of oxygenated red blood cells when diving.  
Genome Digest
Dan Cossins | May 7, 2013 | 6 min read
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
A Lab on Everest
Bob Grant | Apr 23, 2012 | 1 min read
Mayo Clinic researchers set up shop in the Himalayas to study the physiology of climbers attempting to scale the world's highest peak.
Low Oxygen Saves Irradiated Brain?
Hannah Waters | Jan 18, 2012 | 2 min read
Whole brain radiation therapy costs mice some of their cognitive abilities, but treatment with low-oxygen air revives their reasoning skills.
Summit Science
Alison Snyder | Jun 20, 2011 | 3 min read
Researchers seeking a link between vision problems and the dangerous physiological effects of hypoxia in mountain climbers are taking their work to new heights.
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